Introduction
Susan T. Fiske and Daniel L. Schacter
Vol. 73, 2022
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1950
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| Annual Review of: | Rank | Category Name | Ranked Journals in Category | Impact Factor | Cited Half-Life | Immediacy Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Chemistry | 2 | Chemistry, Analytical | 83 | 10.745 | 7.1 | 2.476 |
| Analytical Chemistry | 2 | Spectroscopy | 43 | 10.745 | 7.1 | 2.476 |
| Animal Biosciences | 1 | Zoology | 175 | 8.923 | 4.7 | 3.588 |
| Animal Biosciences | 14 | Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology | 159 | 8.923 | 4.7 | 3.588 |
| Animal Biosciences | 1 | Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Sciences | 63 | 8.923 | 4.7 | 3.588 |
| Animal Biosciences | 2 | Veterinary Science | 146 | 8.923 | 4.7 | 3.588 |
| Anthropology | 5 | Anthropology | 88 | 3.448 | 15.8 | 0.682 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1 | Astronomy and Astrophysics | 68 | 30.065 | 11.4 | 4.625 |
| Biochemistry | 4 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 298 | 23.643 | 12.3 | 4.969 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 9 | Biomedical Engineering | 90 | 9.590 | 8.9 | 1.813 |
| Biophysics | 2 | Biophysics | 72 | 12.981 | 7.1 | 5.667 |
| Cancer Biology | 31 | Oncology | 242 | 9.391 | 2.1 | 2.667 |
| Cell and Developmental Biology | 18 | Cell Biology | 195 | 13.827 | 10.1 | 0.818 |
| Cell and Developmental Biology | 1 | Developmental Biology | 41 | 13.827 | 10.1 | 0.818 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 1 | Chemistry, Applied | 74 | 11.059 | 5.9 | 1.304 |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 5 | Engineering, Chemical | 143 | 11.059 | 5.9 | 1.304 |
| Clinical Psychology | 1 | Psychology, Clinical (Social Sciences) | 131 | 18.561 | 8.1 | 4.222 |
| Clinical Psychology | 2 | Psychology (Science) | 77 | 18.561 | 8.1 | 4.222 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 6 | Physics, Condensed Matter | 69 | 16.109 | 5.5 | 11.826 |
| Criminology | 2 | Criminology & Penology | 69 | 9.956 | 2.3 | 1.375 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | 199 | 12.810 | 14.2 | 4.917 |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 5 | Astronomy and Astrophysics | 68 | 12.810 | 14.2 | 4.917 |
| Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 5 | Evolutionary Biology | 50 | 13.915 | 18.0 | 0.840 |
| Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 3 | Ecology | 166 | 13.915 | 18.0 | 0.840 |
| Economics | 59 | Economics | 377 | 4.193 | 6.9 | 0.548 |
| Entomology | 1 | Entomology | 102 | 19.686 | 14.7 | 13.652 |
| Environment and Resources | 3 | Environmental Studies (Social Science) | 125 | 11.108 | 9.9 | 1.235 |
| Environment and Resources | 8 | Environmental Sciences (Science) | 274 | 11.108 | 9.9 | 1.235 |
| Financial Economics | 41 | Business, Finance | 108 | 2.879 | 6.7 | 0.133 |
| Financial Economics | 100 | Economics | 377 | 2.879 | 6.7 | 0.133 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 | Physics, Fluids and Plasmas | 34 | 18.511 | 15.9 | 12.650 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 1 | Mechanics | 136 | 18.511 | 15.9 | 12.650 |
| Food Science and Technology | 1 | Food Science & Technology | 144 | 13.635 | 5.5 | 4.438 |
| Genetics | 4 | Genetics & Heredity | 175 | 16.830 | 11.4 | 0.333 |
| Genomics and Human Genetics | 14 | Genetics & Heredity | 175 | 8.929 | 8.4 | 2.040 |
| Immunology | 3 | Immunology | 162 | 28.527 | 11.2 | 8.200 |
| Law and Social Science | 27 | Law | 151 | 2.444 | 8.3 | 0.111 |
| Law and Social Science | 55 | Sociology | 149 | 2.444 | 8.3 | 0.111 |
| Linguistics | 5 | Language and Linguistics (AHCI) | 205 | 3.512 | 3.5 | 0.864 |
| Linguistics | 14 | Linguistics (Social Science) | 193 | 3.512 | 3.5 | 0.864 |
| Marine Science | 2 | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 88 | 13.850 | 7.3 | 7.571 |
| Marine Science | 1 | Marine & Freshwater Biology | 110 | 13.850 | 7.3 | 7.571 |
| Marine Science | 1 | Oceanography | 65 | 13.850 | 7.3 | 7.571 |
| Materials Research | 20 | Materials Science, Multidisciplinary | 335 | 16.286 | 10.8 | 1.000 |
| Medicine | 6 | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 140 | 13.739 | 8.7 | 4.704 |
| Microbiology | 7 | Microbiology | 137 | 15.500 | 13.5 | 1.308 |
| Neuroscience | 14 | Neurosciences | 273 | 12.449 | 13.8 | 2.833 |
| Nuclear and Particle Science | 2 | Physics, Nuclear | 19 | 14.219 | 10.5 | 1.353 |
| Nuclear and Particle Science | 3 | Physics, Particles and Fields | 29 | 14.219 | 10.5 | 1.353 |
| Nutrition | 2 | Nutrition & Dietetics | 89 | 11.848 | 14.2 | 0.471 |
| Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior | 2 | Psychology, Applied | 83 | 18.333 | 4.7 | 3.150 |
| Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior | 1 | Management | 226 | 18.333 | 4.7 | 3.150 |
| Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease | 1 | Pathology | 77 | 23.472 | 7.0 | 10.500 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 1 | Toxicology | 93 | 13.820 | 11.0 | 6.938 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 6 | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 275 | 13.820 | 11.0 | 6.938 |
| Physical Chemistry | 19 | Chemistry, Physical | 162 | 12.703 | 12.4 | 5.600 |
| Physiology | 2 | Physiology | 81 | 19.318 | 11.0 | 6.783 |
| Phytopathology | 5 | Plant Sciences | 235 | 13.078 | 12.5 | 1.059 |
| Plant Biology | 1 | Plant Sciences | 235 | 26.379 | 12.9 | 5.862 |
| Political Science | 2 | Political Science | 182 | 8.091 | 11.6 | 1.750 |
| Psychology | 1 | Psychology (Science) | 77 | 24.137 | 12.9 | 7.040 |
| Psychology | 2 | Psychology, Multidisciplinary (Social Science) | 140 | 24.137 | 12.9 | 7.040 |
| Public Health | 2 | Public, Environmental & Occup. Health (Social Science) | 176 | 21.981 | 9.5 | 4.621 |
| Public Health | 4 | Public, Environmental & Occup. Health (Science) | 203 | 21.981 | 9.5 | 4.621 |
| Resource Economics | 31 | Economics | 377 | 5.184 | 5.4 | 0.913 |
| Resource Economics | 28 | Environmental Studies (Social Science) | 125 | 5.184 | 5.4 | 0.913 |
| Resource Economics | 1 | Agricultural Economics and Policy (Science) | 21 | 5.184 | 5.4 | 0.913 |
| Sociology | 3 | Sociology | 149 | 8.055 | 18.3 | 1.545 |
| Statistics and Its Application | 7 | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | 108 | 5.810 | 3.9 | 1.250 |
| Statistics and Its Application | 7 | Statistics and Probability | 125 | 5.810 | 3.9 | 1.250 |
| Virology | 2 | Virology | 36 | 10.431 | 4.3 | 3.429 |
| Vision Science | 46 | Neurosciences | 273 | 6.422 | 3.8 | 0.750 |
| Vision Science | 4 | Ophthalmology | 62 | 6.422 | 3.8 | 0.750 |
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Psychology, in publication since 1950, covers the significant developments in the field of psychology, including: biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, cognitive processes, animal learning and behavior, human development, psychopathology, clinical and counseling psychology, social psychology, personality, environmental psychology, community psychology, and more.
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Figure 6: Parametric plot of the relationship between number of true positives () and rate of false positives (RFP) as a function of the α level, true effect size d, and base rate of effects π. Each c...
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Figure 2: Toward a general model of affective influences on decision making: the emotion-imbued choice model.
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